SV Guide vs MapGenie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SV Guide
An unofficial companion app for Stardew Valley players. Quickly access essential game information like villager gift preferences, shop hours, and crop details through an intuitive interface. Enhance your gameplay by easily finding the data you need.
- Villager gift preferences
- Shop opening hours and inventory
- Crop sales prices and growth times
- Fish and foraging locations
- Artisan good sales prices
- Villager locations
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This unofficial guide to Stardew Valley, strives to improve your gaming experience through a simple, intuitive interface that allows you to quickly find the info you need, so you can focus on the most important thing: Playing Stardew Valley! BROWSE AND YOU WILL FIND This app’s content is based on the Stardew Valley Wiki and centers around the core of your gameplay. Through a simple and intuitive interface, the app makes it easy to access information that you continuously need to look up while you are playing Stardew Valley. Quickly look up what a villager loves getting as a gift, what sales price an artisan good has, whether a shop is open and much more. Current available information: – Every season’s crops, fish and foraging Sales prices Growth time Where and when to find or buy Who would love/like this as a gift – Shops Opening hours Shop inventory Upgrade prices How to unlock items – Villagers Birthday What do they like/love as gifts Where are they located in town right now? Can I marry this villager? And many more features are coming! Don't hesitate to contact us with any feature requests. This is an unofficial app for Stardew Valley. This app is not affiliated with the Stardew Valley brand.
MapGenie
This fan-made map app helps players navigate a popular fantasy RPG. Discover over 3,000 locations, including gear, quests, and secrets, with a progress tracker and note-taking features. It covers all game acts and offers quick search functionality.
- Over 3,000 locations
- 40+ categories
- Quicksearch functionality
- Progress tracker
- Note-taking
- All Acts covered
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An unofficial fan-made map for BG3. Explore the map to track down legendary gear and discover hidden quests! FEATURES: • Over 3,000 locations - Find all Waypoints, Side Quests, Puzzles, Unique Equipment, Illithid Tadpoles & Chests! • 40+ categories - including Bosses, Inspirational Events, Companions, Soul Coins & more! • Quicksearch - just type the name of a location to instantly find what you're looking for. • Sync progress with the website: https://mapgenie.io/baldurs-gate-3 • Progress Tracker - mark locations as found and track the progress of your collectables. • Take Notes - marking places of interest by adding notes to the map. • All Acts - maps for Act 1, Act 2 & Act 3 included! If you find a bug, or have any suggestions for the app, please use the 'Send Feedback' option below to let us know! Disclaimer: MapGenie is in no way affiliated with Larian (the developers of BG3!)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SV Guide at 83% against MapGenie's 43%. SV Guide also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). MapGenie's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. SV Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MapGenie sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MapGenie holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 86 and 157 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of SV Guide's written reviews are positive against 43% of MapGenie's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SV Guide ships an update every 3 weeks, MapGenie every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SV Guide | MapGenie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (86 ratings) | 4.8 (157 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.2% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 86 | 157 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Martin Bech | Magic Lamp Technologies Limited |
Customer experience
SV Guide
MapGenie
Bugs and requests
SV Guide
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes when attempting premium purchase
- Community center bundles not registering completion
- Incorrect item descriptions (soggy paper, etc.)
- Wrong upgrade costs (house upgrade pricing)
- Spelling error: 'gifiting' instead of 'gifting'
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- Incorrect crafting recipes
- Missing item information
- Outdated community center bundle data
Requested features
17 requests- Museum collection tracker
- Checklist for bundles and achievements
- Romance/relationship tracking
- Golden walnut location checklist
- Perfection requirements tracker
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- Calendar for events and birthdays
- Dislikes and hates section for villagers
- Progress tracking buttons and counters
- Favorite/pin items feature
- Building and upgrade tracking
- Dark mode toggle independent of device settings
- Detailed upgrade explanations
- Monster eradication goals checklist
- Notes section for quests
- Map with location highlights
- 1.6 update compatibility
- Ad-supported free tier option
MapGenie
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SV Guide
- Pro$5.99
MapGenie
- BG3 Map PRO Upgrade$9.99
Questions
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